Coin counting and wrapping device



Oct. 11, 1960 e. L. MELVIN ETAL 2,955,399

- COIN COUNTING AND WRAPPING DEVICE Filed April 20. 1959 INVENTORS Gama/v L. Maw/v HENRY J ScHERR .SAUL dacosso/v j ATTORNEY United States Patent was v COIN COUNTING DEV-ICE .Gordon L. Melvin, 4332 1 Md.; Henry J..S. ch err, 511,1 Levindale Road, Baltimore,

Md.; and San] Jacobson, 205 Fayette Sh, Baltimore, Md. g

Filed Apr. 2t),1959,.str.'Naiurmso.v Glaims. ((31.53.1413) 0f the known devices duce and are, therefore, too expensive for the small businessman. Others are too flimsy in construction to be practical. Still others have no provision for adjusting the device to accommodate coins of .diiferent denominations so that they may be securely held in position while being rolled with the wrapper.

It is an object of this invention to provide a coin counting and wrapping device which is adjustable for counting and wrapping coins of different denominations and which is at t e same time simple in construction and inexpensive to produce.

It is a further object of this invention to provide a device for counting and wrapping coins which is light in Weight yet rugged in construction whereby the device may be easily transported from place to place without damage to the device.

'Itis a still further object of this invention to provide a device for counting and wrapping coins provided with adjustable means for accommodating coins ,of various denominations and for securely holding these coins in position during wrapping.

Another object of this invention is to provide a device for counting and wrapping coins provided with spaced freely rotatable rollers which are adjustable with respect to each other to vary the space between them in order to securely position coins of different diameters between two gauge rods one of which is adjustable for coins of different denominations and the other of which is spring pressed into position whereby the coins after being wrapped may be easily removed from the device.

Other objects and advantages of our invention will appear to those skilled in the art from the detailed description thereof given below. 7

The accompanying drawing which forms a part of this application illustrates one form of our novel device. Like numerals designate like parts throughout the drawing.

In the drawing:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of our device,

S ammels Ar 1 B mor Fig. 2 is a cross-section of the device taken on'line 2- 2 of Fig. '1,

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of one of the rollers used to support the coins,

Fig. 4 is a perspective view of one of the adjustable gauge rods and v Fig. 5 is a cross-sectional view of the device taken on line 55 of Fig. 1.

Our novel device, as shown in the drawing, comprises an elongated flat base plate 1 adapted to firmly rest on any flat support such as a table, desk, etc. The ends of the plate 1 areprovided with upstanding walls 2, 3. These 2 V walls may be integral withor securely attached to the base plate. In the drawing these walls are shown as semicircular in shape. However, they may be square or any other shape; The semi-circular shape, however, is. preferredesince this shape gives a neat appearance to the device and the walls are devoid of sharp corners which are objectionable and unsafe. i 7

Each wall is provided with an aperture therethrough positioned on its centerline near the upper edge of the wall The aperture in the wall 2 is square to accommodate the adjustable square gauge rod 4 and the aperture in the wall 3 is circular to accommodate the cylindrical gauge rod 5.. The apertures in the walls are so positioned as to dispose the two gauge rods in alignment with each other. The gauge rod 5 is provided with a spring 6 to maintain the rod in its innermost position at all times. The force exerted by the spring is sufiiciently great to prevent accidental movement of the rod 5 while the device is being loaded with the coins; However, the rod will yield when pushed back manually to release the counted and wrapped coins at the end of the wrapping operation. A projection 3 is provided on wall 3 for guiding and stabilizing rod 5.

As best seen in Figs. 1 and 4, the gauge rod 4 has a plurality of apertures 7 extending therethrough, and the wall 2 has a hollow extension '8 projecting outwardly therefrom and surrounding the aperture for guiding and stabilizing rod 4. The extension 8 has an aperture 8' extending therethrough. In adjusting the gauge rod 4, the rod may be moved in its aperture in the wall until the desired aperture 7 in the rod is brought into alignment with the'aperture 8 in the extension 8 whereupon a pin 9 is extended through both apertures to fix the rod 4 in its adjusted position. To determine at a glance the particular denomination of coin for which the rod 4 is adjusted indicia are placed on the rod adjacent each opening 7 such as, for example, N for nickels, D for dimes, Q for quarters, H for half dollars, etc. for which the rod is adjusted. The Wall 2 has an inward projection 10 surrounding the aperture for guiding the rod 4 and stabilizing it against wobbl-ing. The projection 19 has a cut-out portion 11 in the top thereof whereby the indicia on rod 4 may be visually observed.

Two slots 12 are formed in the wall 2 one on each side of the aperture through which the rod 4 extends. Each of these slots is provided with a group of branchslots 13, 14 and 15. As seen in Fig. 2, the bottoms of each of these branch slots are spaced different distances both vertically and horizontally from the aperture in said wall. The wall 3 is also provided with two slots 16 each provided with branch slots 17, 18 and 19 of substantially the same configuration as the slots in the wall '2. The corresponding slots and branch slots in walls 2 and 3 are in alignment with each other.

Rollers 20 extend the full distance between walls 2 and 3. A pin 21 extends from each end of each roller. These pins are positioned in two aligned branch slots of walls 2 and 3 and on each side of the aligned gauge rods 4 and 5, as shown in Fig. l, and rest on the bottoms of these slots and are freely rotatable in the slots. The particular pair of aligned branch slots in which the rollers are positioned depends upon the diameter of the denomination of coin which is to be counted and wrapped. Thus, if pennies or dimes are to be counted, the pins 21 are positioned in aligned branch slots 15, 19 where the rollers are closest together, Whereas if halfdollars are to be counted and Wrapped, the pins 21 are positioned in, aligned slots 13 and 17 where the rollers are further apart. The bottoms of the slots upon which the pins 21 rest are so arranged vertically and horizontally in their respective walls that the center of each min when the coins are supported by the rollers is in alignment with the gauge rods 4 and 5. Thus, the bottoms of slots 15 and 19 are at a higher elevation than the bottoms of slots 13 and 17, and the middle slots 14 and 18 are at the lowest elevation. The slots 14 and 18 support the rollers when nickels and quarters are to be counted and wrapped. In the construction shown, the rollers 20 are at all times in parallel relation with respect to each other.

In operation when it is desired to count andwrap 7 coins, the rollers 20 are first adjusted by placing them in the particular branch slots to provide a space between the rollers such that they securely support a stack of coins of the particular denomination to be counted and wrapped. apart so that radial lines from the coin center to the points of tangency between the edge of the coin and the supporting rollers form an angle of more than 90 and less than 180", the coins are securely held by the rollers is then adjusted to provide a space between it and the gauge rod 5 which will hold exactly the right number of coins desired. In view of the arrangement of the bottoms of the slots the vertical positioning of the rollers is such that the coins have their centers in alignment with the gauge rods 4 and 5 and these gauge rods aid It was found that if the rollers are spaced I positioned between the gauge rods, that the roll is maintained intact even if a slight tilting of-the roll takes place during removal of the roll from the device and the subsequent crimping of the ends of the wrapper. The removal of the roll of coins releases the pressure on rod 5 and the spring 6 immediately automatically returns the gauge rod 5 to its proper operative position and the-device. is ready to count and wrap another stack of dimes. If a different denomination of coin is to be counted and Wrapped, the, same procedure is followed except that the rollers 20 and gauge rod 4 are moved to a position corresponding to the particular denomination of coin to be counted and wrapped.

The novel device of our invention may be constructed of any suitable. materialsuch as.metal or plastic, for example. We prefer to make the base plate 1, the walls 2 and 3 and gauge rod 4 of plastic material and the rollers 20 and gauge rod 5 of metal. However, the entire device can be made of either metal or any suitable plastic having sufficient rigidity for this purpose.

Modifications may be resorted to within the scope of the appended claims.

We claim:

1. A coin counting and wrapping device comprising an elongated fiat base plate having two upstanding semicircular walls rigid therewith, one of said walls being po sitioned at each end of the base, an aperture in each wall positioned on the center line of the wall adjacent its upper edge, the apertures in the two walls being in alignment, a pair of coaxial gauge rods extending through said apertures toward each other with the ends of the in retaining the coins in place as they are being rotated manually while being wrapped. With large diameter coins, such as half-dollars, it is best to have the angle referred to above approaching the upper limit as, for example, 170 in order to securely hold the coins in place while rotating them. With such a large angle, the center of the coin is low when positioned on the rollers. In order, therefore, to position the center of the coin in alignment with the gauge rods, the bottoms of the slots 13, 17 supporting the rollers 20 when wrapping half-dollars are at a relatively high elevation. .The diameters of dimes and pennies are close together and the same positioning of the rollers may be used for both coins. The same holds true with respect to nickels and quarters.

Thus, if, for example, dimes are to be counted and wrapped, the rollers 20 are positioned in slots 15, 19. A- flat wrapper of the proper size which may be pre-printed with the monetary value of the stack of coins to be contained therein is then placed on the rollers 26. Usually for dimes the stack contains 50 coins. The gauge rod 4 is then adjusted until indicia D becomes visible in cut-out portion 11. The space between the gauge rods is then filled with coins and when this space is completely filled, there are fifty coins in the stack. The wrapper is then partially wrapped about the coins by hand and the portion of the wrapper about the coins is then pressed by hand tangentially against the coins which causes a rotation of the stack of coins and of their supporting rollers 20 and a wrapping of the coins. After the coins are thus wrapped, the roll of coins is grasped between the thumb and fingers and pushed to the -left(Fig. 1) against the gauge rod 5. This causes a straight line sliding movement of the rod 5 against the force of the spring 6 away from the rod 4, thereby releasing the roll of coins which is then removed from the device while they roll is maintained in a substantially horizontal position. After the roll of coins. is removed from the device, the ends of the wrapper are crimped against the end coins of the roll and the coins are thereby securely retained in the wrapper. 1 The wrapper fits sufliciently tightly against the roll of coins while the roll gauge rods terminating in spaced relation, said gauge rods being slidable in their respective apertures, one of said gauge rods having a head thereon to limit its inward movement, spring .means on said one rod to yieldingly maintain it in its inward position, the other of said gauge rods having a plurality of apertures spaced longitudinally thereof, guide means for said other gauge rod extending outwardly from the wall and surrounding the aperture therein, an aperture in said guide means, a removable pin extending through the aperture in the guide means and one of the apertures in said other gauge rod for fixing the rod in its adjusted position, two groups of slots in each wall one group being positioned on each side of the gauge rods with the slots in one of the walls being aligned with the slots in the other wall, the individual slots of each. group extending inwardly from the upper edges of the walls and terminating at different distances both vertically and horizontally from the aperture and gauge rod in their respective walls, and a pair of rollers extending between the walls and each removably and rotatably positioned in two aligned. slots on opposite sides of the gauge rods in parallel relation to each other, whereby the rollers may be moved from one pair. of aligned slots to another to vary the distance between and the vertical position of the rollers.

2. A coin counting and wrapping device comprising a rectangular flat base plate having spaced apart upstanding walls rigid therewith and terminating in substantially the same horizontal plane, said walls having aligned apertures positioned, centrally adjacent the upper edge of each wall, said walls also being provided with four groups of slots extending downwardly from the upper edges thereof, two' groups in each wall and the groups of slots in one wall being aligned with the groups of slots inthe other wall, the groups of slots in each wall being positioned on opposite sides of said apertures and spaced equal distances therefrom, the bottoms of the individual slots of said groups lying in different horizontal and vertical planes, two rollers extending between the walls and loosely supported in aligned individual slots in the two walls, one roller being positioned on each side of said aligned apertures, two aligned gauge rods longitudinally slidably positioned in said apertures, one of said gauge rods being spring pressed and yieldingly held in its in:

dama e fierniost fixed position by said spring, the other of said gauge rods being longitudinally slidable in its aperture whereby its inward position may be adjusted, means for securing said other gauge rod in its adjusted position and means cooperating with said apertures for guiding and stabilizing said gauge rods.

3. A coin counting and wrapping device comprising a rectangular flat base plate of substantially the same thickness throughout its extent, said base having spaced apart upstanding walls rigid therewith and terminating in substantially the same horizontal plane, said walls having horizontally aligned openings positioned centrally adjacent the upper edge of each wall, said walls also being provided with four groups of slots extending downwardly from the upper edges thereof, two groups in each wall and the groups of slots in one wall being aligned with the groups of slots in the other wall, the groups of slots in each wall being positioned on opposite sides of said aligned openings and spaced equal distances therefrom, the bottoms of the individual slots of said groups lying in different horizontal and vertical planes, and the bottoms of two aligned slots in the two walls lying in the same horizontal plane, two rollers extending between the walls and loosely supported in aligned individual slots in the two walls and freely insertable in said slots through said upper edges, one roller being positioned on each side of said aligned openings, two spaced aligned gauge rods positioned in said aligned openings and extending toward each other, a spring on one of said gauge rods for yieldingly holding said rod in a fixed innermost position, the other of said gauge rods being adjustable to vary the space between the rods, means for securing said other gauge rod in its adjusted position and means cooperating with said openings for stabilizing said gauge rods.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 2,394,886 Barron Feb. 12, 1946 2,809,485 Norek Oct. 15, 1957 FOREIGN PATENTS 947,918 France July 18, 1949 

